The gates of the cities in the Negev Desert will be shut tight. There won’t be anyone to open them. Everyone in Judah will be carried away as prisoners. You will be completely taken away.

南方的城尽都关闭，无人开放；犹大全被掳掠，且掳掠净尽。

尼革夫的城镇都被关闭，无人打开；犹大全被掳掠，掳掠净尽。

尼革夫的城镇都被关闭，无人打开；犹大全被掳掠，掳掠净尽。

南部的城邑将被围困，无人能解围，犹大人都要被掳，无一幸免。

南地的城市已被围困，没有人能解围；整个犹大都被掳走，全被掳去了。

南方的城盡都關閉，無人開放；猶大全被擄掠，且擄掠淨盡。

尼革夫的城鎮都被關閉，無人打開；猶大全被擄掠，擄掠淨盡。

尼革夫的城鎮都被關閉，無人打開；猶大全被擄掠，擄掠淨盡。

南部的城邑將被圍困，無人能解圍，猶大人都要被擄，無一倖免。

南地的城市已被圍困，沒有人能解圍；整個猶大都被擄走，全被擄去了。

南地的城市盡都關閉，無人給開；猶大盡都流亡，全部流亡。

南方諸邑既閉、無人啟之、猶大被虜、全族被虜矣、○

南方之邑、將閉不啟、猶大遍地、民人被虜、靡有孑遺。

南地諸城俱閉、無人啟之、猶大人被擄、被擄淨盡、

The cities in the Negev will be shut up, and there will be no one to open them. All Judah will be carried into exile, carried completely away.

The cities of the Negeb are shut up, with none to open them; all Judah is taken into exile, wholly taken into exile.

The towns of the Negev will close their gates, and no one will be able to open them. The people of Judah will be taken away as captives. All will be carried into exile.

The cities of the Negev are under siege; no one can help them. All of Judah has been taken into exile, taken completely into exile.

The cities of the Negev have been locked up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been taken into exile, Wholly taken into exile.

The cities of the South shall be shut up, And no one shall open them; Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it; It shall be wholly carried away captive.

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

The cities of the Negev are under siege; no one can help them. All of Judah has been taken into exile, taken completely into exile.

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open[ them]: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

The gates of the towns in southern Judah will be shut tight. No one will be able to go in or out of them. All Judah will be carried off into exile. They will be completely carried off into exile.’”

The cities of the South is shut up, and there is no one to open them. Judah is carried away captive: all of it. It is wholly carried away captive.

There the king had them put to death. Riblah was in the land of Hamath. So the people of Judah were taken as prisoners. They were taken far away from their own land.

They’ll surround all the cities throughout your whole land. They’ll attack those cities until the high, strong walls you trust in fall down. That’s what will happen to the cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Nebuzaradan was commander of the royal guard. Some people still remained in the city. But he took them away to Babylon as prisoners. He also took along those who had gone over to his side. And he took the rest of the people.

In Nebuchadnezzar’s 23rd year, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the royal guard, took 745 Jews to Babylon. The total number of people taken to Babylon was 4,600.

There the king had them put to death. Riblah was in the land of Hamath. So the people of Judah were taken as prisoners. They were taken far away from their own land.

I will completely destroy your cities. I will destroy your places of worship. The pleasant smell of your offerings will not give me any delight.I myself will destroy your land so completely that your enemies who live there will be shocked.I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and hunt you down. Your land and your cities will be completely destroyed.

Flocks will again pass under the hands of shepherds as they count their sheep,” says the Lord.“ That will be done in the towns of the central hill country. It will be done in the western hills and the Negev Desert. It will be done in the territory of Benjamin. And it will be done in the villages around Jerusalem and in the towns of Judah.

“ Son of man, turn your attention to Judah in the south. Preach against it. Prophesy against its forests.Tell them,‘ Listen to the Lord’ s message. The Lord and King says,“ I am about to set you on fire. The fire will destroy all your trees. It will burn down green trees and dry trees alike. The blazing flame will not be put out. The faces of everyone from south to north will be burned by it.

Some will come from the towns of Judah. And some will come in from the villages around Jerusalem. Others will come from the territory of Benjamin. And others will come in from the western hills. Still others will come from the central hill country and the Negev Desert. All of them will bring burnt offerings and sacrifices. They will come bringing grain offerings, incense and thank offerings. They will take all these offerings to my house.

You must divide the land up into seven shares. Judah must remain in its territory in the south. The people in Joseph’s family line must remain in their territory in the north.

But suppose you don’t obey the Lord your God. And you aren’t careful to obey all his commands and rules I’m giving you today. Then he will send curses on you. They’ll catch up with you. Here are those curses.

Then the Lord will scatter you among all the nations. He’ll spread you around from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship statues of gods made out of wood and stone. You and your people of long ago hadn’t known anything about those gods.Among those nations you won’t find any peace. There won’t be any place where you can make your home and rest your feet. The Lord will give you minds filled with worry. He’ll give you eyes worn out from looking for help. You won’t have any hope in your hearts.Your lives will always be in danger. You will be filled with fear night and day. You will never be sure you are safe.In the morning you will say,“ We wish it were evening!” In the evening you will say,“ We wish it were morning!” Your hearts will be filled with fear. The things you see will terrify you.The Lord will send you back to Egypt in ships. He’ll send you on a journey I said you should never have to make again. You will offer to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves in Egypt. But no one will buy you.

The Lord says to you,‘ I will make you a terror to yourself. You will also be a terror to all your friends. With your own eyes you will see them die. Their enemies will kill them with swords. I will hand over all the people of Judah to the king of Babylon. He will carry them away to Babylon or kill them with swords.

What he tears down can’t be rebuilt. The people he puts in prison can’t be set free.